AI boom is driving a resurgence of US gas-fired power. AI is shattering hope of a net zero future.
Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Carbon Emissions 3:14
Water Usage 13:25
Democracy? 14:47
Credits 19:44
Resources:
Avram Piltch – How to Hide AI Overviews: https://www.tomshardware.com/software…
Brian Merchant, Blood in the Machine: AI is revitalizing the fossil fuels industry: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a…
Leyla Acaroglu, The Hidden Environmental Impacts of AI: / hidden-environmental-impacts-ai-leyla-acar…
Bloomberg – Saul et al., AI Boom Is Driving a Surprise Resurgence of US Gas-Fired Power: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…
Google 2024 Environment Report: https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/susta…
Microsoft 2024 Sustainability Report: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corpo…
Karen Hao – Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI: https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog…
Goldman Sachs, AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand: https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights…
Shaolei Ren, How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know: https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-wate…
Li et al., Making AI Less “Thirsty”: Uncovering and Addressing the Secret Water Footprint of AI Models: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03271
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